Find out the wrong statement -
a. Increase in mass and increase in number of individuals are twin characteristics of growth.
b. Growth, reproduction and ability to respond are the only unique features of living organisms.
c. a and b both
d. Metabolism, ability to self-replicate and self-organise are the unique features of living organisms.
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In------------- of higher animals and plants-------- and ------- are mutually------ events.
a. All, cell division, replacement, dependent
b. Majority , growth, reproduction, exclusive
c. All, growth, cell division, dependent
d. Majority ,cell division, replacement, exclusive
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What is correct with respect to Growth?
a. Increase in body mass is not a criterion for growth.
b. Increase in body mass is not observed in non-living things.
c. Increase in mass from inside is the basis of growth in living beings.
d. Growth is considered as defining property of living beings.
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Growth is not considered as a defining property of living beings because
a. It is difficult to observe or measure.
b. Not a single criterion for the measurement of growth.
c. Also observed in non-living
d. Cannot be tracked as growth is from inside
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Growth is a characteristic of----------.
a. Living systems
b. Living organisms
c. Non-living
d. Both b and c
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How many of the following will show the growth or increase in mass?
Mountain, Boulders, sand mound, Dead organism, plants.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 1
d. 2
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Select the correct combination:
a. Plants: limited cell division
b. Animals: Cell division throughout life span in all type of cells.
c. Unicellular organisms: Growth observation by microscope
d. Living organisms: external growth
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Match the following:
p. Yeast | a. regeneration |
q. Hydra | b. budding |
r. Protonema of mosses | c. fragmentation |
s. Filamentous Algae | |
t. Planaria | |
u. Flat worms |
p | q | r | s | t | u | |
(1) | b | a | b | b | a | c |
(2) | c | c | b | a | a | c |
(3) | c | a | c | b | b | a |
(4) | b | b | c | c | a | a |
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Reproduction cannot be:
a. Asexual
b. Characteristics of living organisms
c. Synonymous of growth in multicellular organism
d. A form of fragmentation
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Increase in number can be-
a. Growth
b. Reproduction
c. Both a and b
d. Accumulation
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